(Matt Drzik/Beaver County Radio)

First off, you might notice some missing persons from the above photo. That’s because Commissioner Chairman Dan Camp (undisclosed) and Solicitor Garen Fedeles (vacation) were both absent from the day’s meeting. In Camp’s absence, Commissioner Sandie Egley (formerly the chairwoman) led the work session.

During the relatively brief session, Commissioner Egley revealed that one week after her announcement about Aliquippa returning their paperwork regarding building permits, that South Heights had reached out to the County Courthouse:

 

Also during the latter stages of the meeting; Dennis Garrett, who spoke on behalf of the Wampum chapter of the North Country Trail Association, made a request that South Beaver, Darlington, and Big Beaver have access to GIS information while having each municipality’s $300 fee for the info waived. Commissioner Tony Amadio seemed reluctant to the request, concerned that such a waiver would create a domino effect for other non-profit organizations:

 

But Garrett responded to Amadio unflinchingly:

 

The goal for the Trail Association is to reroute the trail away from public roads in order to have a safer and more continuous hiking trail.

The Commissioners’ public session is April 11 at 10:00 AM.

President Donald Trump says there’s only one person in charge of his immigration policy: Him. Trump was asked by reporters Wednesday morning whether he had considered tapping his influential aide, Stephen Miller, to lead the Department of Homeland Security given Miller’s focus on the issue. Trump praised Miller “an excellent guy” and “brilliant man,” but said that, “frankly, there’s only one person that’s running it” _ Him.

Attorney General William Barr says he doesn’t know if Robert Mueller supported his conclusion that the special counsel’s report had insufficient evidence to establish that President Donald Trump obstructed justice. The comment came as Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen asked Barr whether he agreed with Mueller’s assessment that there were “difficult issues” of law and fact concerning whether obstruction happened. Barr said in a March 24 letter that Mueller did not reach a conclusion on obstruction.

Sen. Bernie Sanders defended “Medicare for All” on CBS News, as he unveils an updated version of his universal health care plan on Wednesday. Sanders said, “It guarantees, like every other major country on Earth, healthcare to every man, woman and child in this country.” Sanders added that his plan is NOT a form of socialism but rather “similar to what the Canadians have”. Sanders plan was once criticized as too radical by many Democrats, but four of his opponents in the race for the party’s nomination for president are now co-sponsoring his universal plan in the Senate.

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An out of town restaurant group has plans to open a huge fried chicken food and beer hall in Downtown Pittsburgh. It’ll be called The Eagle. The Cincinnati-based restaurant has signed a lease to occupy 6,000 square feet of retail space Downtown at Eighth & Penn, the branding for the location under construction. The restaurant is on track to open in October or November.